The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-20
Stick to 1t.
From the Youths Companion. |

From the Youths Companion.
There is room at the top" was the an
swer Daniel Webster once gave a young
man who questioned him If there was a
chance in his profession. And it is IS true
of the man who Yields the scythe as of him
who Yields the pen. The carpenter who
regrets that he is not q stonemason, the dry
goods clerk who wishes himself druggist,
are not the ones who succeed, but those
who, having chosen vocation, stick to it,
and bend every energy to excel IN it. Sue
cess awaits them, and beckons them on.
Judge l., we'll known in his profession
to-day, thus relates his early experiences:
graduated with honors, received my
diploma, and went to New York with most
saDguine expe Citations of going into prac-
tice with an old lawyer to whom / had re-
commentators OF money had almost
none.
l secured humble lodgings, and then sal
he'd forth TO Lawyer Ms Office. The
lawyers greeting did not reassure me-. He
took my letters of recommendation, read
them and remarked: my young ftiend,
you've made a mistake. The law is over
crowded. You'll find starvation in it. A
beginner stands no chance. You'd do bet
ter at anything else, even wood-sawiDg. l
Can DO nothing for you"
My disappointment was great. Lawyer
Ms word was law TO me. If he saw
no chance for me, thought there was none.
My bright expectations had vanished. L
went back TO my room blue enough.
While sitting there meditating my land
lady came in and soon found out my nom
success. She advised nae to try banking.
Her son was engaged in that business in
nejghboring city, and was doing "splen-
didly," she said.
She new the president of one of the
banks in the city, and believed could get
a position there. Her glowing picture
gave me renewed hope, and was eager to
try it. She kindly wrote letter to the
banker, and with this | once more went
forth full of hope.
Arriving at the bank handed my letter
to a clerk, and he delivered 1t to some one
behind a desk. Then he took his hat and
went out, and stood there for an hour st
least.
came out and said: 'You are the young
man who brought this letter in, 1 believer"
"Yes, sir."
"Aheml Yes; will please say to Mrs.
Green that am sorry not to be able to do
her the favor, but We have no vacancies at
present"
l made no reply. Only stood and looked
at him.
Young man." he said at last, "take my
advice, and never attempt to learn bank
ing. You could hope for nothing better
than the position of book-keeper for years,
If ever; and it is nothing but a dogs life.
Besides, the business is crowded, sir.
There are more banks than there are peo-
pie TO support them. Every paper you
pick up is full OF bank failures"
And he bowed me out.
] made several other sttempts to get
into business oil various kinds, always to
be met by disappointment and words of
Encouragement.
For two weeks 1 tried, and then l came
to the conclusion that my chances of sue
cess were better in the vocation for which
l bad fitted myself; aud one afternoon 1
hired a small office, and went into the law
business for myself, and I've stuck to it
OF course it was slow work at hrst but
1 worked like beaver, studying when I'd
nothing else on hand, and-well, men call
me successful, and if / am, perseverance
and hard work have made me so.